Kalladka youth dies in road accident at Mani
Bantwal: In a car and bike collision that occurred on Sunday night at Kudrebettu near Mani, the young biker reportedly died after being grievously injured.
The deceased has been identified as Yathiraj, a youngster hailing from Kalladka.
The accident reportedly happened at Kudrebettu where the car coming from Kalladka collided with the bike that Yathiraj was riding while he was coming from Mani. Yathiraj sustained grave injuries in the accident and was immediately taken to a private hospital in Mangaluru, where he breathed his last.
The car which collided with the bike, then further collided into the electric pole by the road and was completely totalled. The bike too is reportedly entirely damaged.
The Melkar Traffic police visited the site of the accident and a case has been registered in this regard.
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Sculptor Ram Sutar, designer of Statue of Unity, passes away
New Delhi (PTI): Noted sculptor Ram Sutar, known for designing the world's tallest statue — Statue of Unity — in Gujarat, passed away late on Wednesday night at his Noida residence, his son said.
He was 100 and ailing with age-related illnesses.
"It is with profound grief that we inform you of the passing of my father Shri Ram Vanji Sutar on 17th December midnight at our residence," his son Anil Sutar said in a note shared with the press on Thursday.
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Born in a humble family in Gondur village under the Dhule district of present-day Maharashtra on February 19, 1925, Sutar is known to have been drawn to sculpting from his childhood.
A gold medallist from JJ School of Art and Architecture, Mumbai, Sutar, has to his credit a long list of achievements.
The iconic statues of Mahatma Gandhi seated in a meditating pose and of Chhatrapati Shivaji riding a horse on the Parliament premises rank among his finest creations.
The Statue of Unity honours Sardar Patel, country's first deputy prime minister and home minister.
Sutar was honoured with the Padma Shri in 1999 and the Padma Bhushan in 2016.
Recently, Sutar was conferred with the Maharashtra Bhushan Puraskar, the state's highest award.
